Hi Robin,

I don't think I'm expressing myself very well. All I'm trying to say is that I believe the people known as the Israelites or Jewish people living in Israel are going to have a "revival" in the last days, where many will have the veil removed from their eyes and they will see Christ for who He is (see Jer. quote below). When this happens, the hub of Christianity will return to Jerusalem from where it began. Many of the prophecies in the O.T. concerning the Jewish people were only partially fulfilled, there is coming a greater fulfillment in the last days. All I'm saying, we have cast the Jewish nation off as though God no longer has a plan for them nationally which I believe is wrong. God is still gathering the Jewish people from the 4 corners of the earth, and when they (the elect Jews) are finally gathered in, there will be a time of great revival, when many living in Israel will see the truth of who Christ is.

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NASB Jer. 31:1-14
31:1 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”2 Thus says the Lord,“The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness—Israel, when it went to find its rest.”3 The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love;Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.4 “Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,O virgin of Israel!Again you shall take up your tambourines,And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.5 “Again you shall plant vineyards On the hills of Samaria;The planters shall plant And shall enjoy them.6 “For there shall be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim shall call out, ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,To the Lord our God.’”7 For thus says the Lord, “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,And shout among the chiefs of the nations;Proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O Lord, save Thy people,The remnant of Israel.’8 “Behold, I am bringing them from the north country,And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth,Among them the blind and the lame,The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together;A great company, they shall return here.9 “With weeping they shall come,And by supplication I will lead them;I will make them walk by streams of waters,On a straight path in which they shall not stumble;For I am a father to Israel,And Ephraim is My first-born.”10 Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,And declare in the coastlands afar off,And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him,And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”11 For the Lord has ransomed Jacob,And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.12 “And they shall come and shout for joy on the height of Zion,And they shall be radiant over the bounty of the Lord—Over the grain, and the new wine, and the oil,And over the young of the flock and the herd;And their life shall be like a watered garden,And they shall never languish again.13 “Then the virgin shall rejoice in the dance,And the young men and the old, together,For I will turn their mourning into joy,And will comfort them, and give them joy for their sorrow.14 “And I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance,And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

My point is, that we must not think God is finished with Israel, they still have a place in God's plan in spite of the importance we put on the "gentile" church. I fear we are being arrogant toward the branches when we say Israel is gone, who are we to determine what God will do? it is arrogance to determine that God no longer has a place for Israel, they can surely be grafted back in. Rom. 11:18-21 When we read prophecy, we must allow for the possiblity that Israel will again take a prominent role in God's plan. I believe it is the truth of scripture, the prophecies coming to fulfillement even now. There are many prophecies in scripture that testify to the truth of this. We need to heed scripture and get rid of our preconceived notions. I disagree with Pilgrim about the state of the church, it is most surely dying, the church is living in deception, it has lost its moorings and is doing everything but what it should be doing. Just like Israel, the church believes they are okay when in fact, they are more and more becoming a disobedient and hardened people. Does that mean all the church, no, but I believe the majority of the church is living in sin and compromise.

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Rom. 11:25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in;

Note: read this verse carefully, it is a warning as well as instructive concerning the last days.

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Matt. 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. KJV